Israel Says It Is Striking Targets in Tehran Area
The Israeli military said it was conducting strikes in the Tehran area early Wednesday local time. The announcement came shortly after it warned residents of a Tehran district to evacuate, saying that it would be striking at military infrastructure in coming hours.
'Your presence in this area puts your lives at risk,' the Israeli military told residents of the district in southwestern Tehran, near Mehrabad airport, in a post in Farsi and Arabic.
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